March 2025

Insider Brief: UMD and Xanadu formed a three-year partnership to support quantum innovation, workforce development, and commercialization in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. Xanadu will provide QLab users with access to its quantum computing tools, including the open-source PennyLane platform and photonic quantum hardware. The collaboration supports hands-on learning and Read more…

Insider Brief: The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR)have launched QUANTITY to evaluate cryptographic security as quantum computing advances. The project assesses quantum algorithm impacts on cryptanalysis and develops defensive measures. QUANTITY bridges research and application by analyzing how quantum algorithms accelerate cryptanalysis, Read more…

Insider Brief Microsoft’s claims about its Majorana 1 quantum chip face internal skepticism from Amazon executives and external criticism from researchers questioning the validity of its topological test, Quartz reports. Amazon’s head of quantum technologies and its quantum hardware chief cast doubt on Microsoft’s claims, alleging that the company’s approach Read more…

Insider Brief Quantum Brilliance and Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre have developed a hybrid workflow that seamlessly integrates quantum, GPU, and CPU computing for scalable, real-world applications. The workflow, powered by NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, enables efficient interaction between virtual and physical quantum processors while integrating with high-performance computing (HPC) Read more…

“The Superposition Guy’s Podcast”, hosted by Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing Shahin Khan, co-founder of OrionX, joins Yuval Boger to explore the intersection of quantum computing and high-performance computing (HPC). Shahin discusses why HPC is a natural early adopter of quantum technologies, the role of QPUs alongside Read more…

Insider Brief Researchers developed a new method for generating multiphoton entanglement using metasurfaces, as reported in Advanced Photonics Nexus. Their approach relies on a gradient metasurface to induce quantum interference among multiple single photons, simplifying entanglement generation while improving efficiency. This technique could enable compact quantum devices, facilitate quantum networks, Read more…

Insider Brief Quantinuum and University of Frieburg scientists offer evidence that quantum computers can perform key particle collision calculations faster than traditional supercomputers. The study demonstrates a quantum algorithm that breaks complex integrals into sine and cosine terms for more efficient calculations. While current quantum hardware has limitations, researchers see Read more…

Insider Brief The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has signed an MoU with ORCA Computing to advance the industrialization of scalable photonic quantum computing. The partnership will focus on system engineering challenges, including reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAS) characterization, hardware integration with classical computing, and system Read more…

Insider Brief: Jij Inc. is establishing its first overseas branch, Jij Europe Ltd., in the UK to expand its global quantum optimization efforts and strengthen ties with the UK quantum ecosystem. The company has officially joined UKQuantum, becoming the second Japanese company in the consortium alongside Toshiba United Kingdom. Jij Read more…

Insider Brief: Empa has inaugurated the CarboQuant laboratory to study the quantum properties of carbon-based materials, with support from the Werner Siemens Foundation and the Swiss National Science Foundation. Researchers are focusing on nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons to develop carbon-based quantum technologies, including sensors, communication devices, and quantum computing components. Read more…